Background
Ryan, Joan M. was born on May 19, 1954 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Luke F. and Joan I. (Dragon) Ryan.
Ryan, Joan M. was born on May 19, 1954 in Northampton, Massachusetts, United States. Daughter of Luke F. and Joan I. (Dragon) Ryan.
Student, Westfield State College, 1974. Student, Leo Marchutz School Painting, Aix-en-Provence, France, 1975. Student, Les Ecoles Des Beaux, Aix-en-Provence, France, 1975.
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education, University Massachusetts, 1977. Master of Fine Arts in Painting, Boston University, 1984.
Professor drawing, The Art Institute of Chicago, Boston, since 1986. Art teacher Cambridge (Massachusetts) Public School, 1993-1994, Lexington (Massachusetts) Public Schools, 1994-1997, Hayden Recreation Center, Lexington, since 1995, animationtchr., 1995-1997. Member of faculty senate The Art Institute of Chicago, Boston, since 1996.
Cook Rosie's Homeless Women's Shelter, Boston, since 1991. Driver Meals on Wheels, Lexington, 1993-1995. Member Womens Caucus for the Arts, since 1992, Boston Visual Arts Union, 1992-1996, Cambridge Arts Association, 1992-1996, Danforth Museum, 1999.
Married Charles A. Reed, August 23, 1980 (divorced 1991). Children: Chas, Eli.